New law tools to achieve a fair sufficiency

Imaginer des modèles juridiques pour faire advenir des modes de sobriété plus justes

Marie-Laure Lambert () and François Briens
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Marie-Laure Lambert: AMU - Aix Marseille Université, LIEU - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire En Urbanisme - AMU - Aix Marseille Université
François Briens: LIEU - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire En Urbanisme - AMU - Aix Marseille Université

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Abstract: Energy sobriety or sufficiency, and more broadly, of all consumption of natural resources, is a goal of climate policies, inscribed in law. The document presents examples of regulations that push towards sobriety but reinforces social inequalities, and on the contrary, regulations that begin to seek a just and equitable sobriety. To achieve this, it is possible to rely on a qualification of uses, as defined by the "Négawatt" approach, to guarantee vital and essential uses, and regulate or prohibit extravagant or harmful uses. To achieve this, the law still has many questions to answer. However, recent court decisions relaxing activists show that climate inaction justifies warnings by citizens or scientists.

Keywords: sobriety; climatic justice; social inequities; sobriété énergétique; sobriété numérique; justice climatique; Droit de l'énergie; Inégalités sociales et environnementales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-09-30
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Published in Savoir habiter la terre et ses limites, Future Earth, Sep 2024, Lille, France

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